Epic / Puranic traditions
Paundraपौण्ड्र
Conch
Bhima’s great conch is named Paundra in Bhagavad Gita 1.15.
STORY & TRADITION
The world of Paundra.
Bhima’s great conch is named Paundra in Bhagavad Gita 1.15.
Artifacts, Divine Treasures & Relics
Details & context.
- Tradition dependence
- High — compare the identified textual or regional account.
- Object class
- Conch
- Origin / narrative setting
- Kurukshetra
- Owner or associated figure
- Bhima
- Previous owners
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Associated deity
- Bhima
- Properties & abilities
- Bhima’s great conch is named Paundra in Bhagavad Gita 1.15.
- Symbolic significance
- The sounding of the conches marks the beginning of the battlefield dialogue.
- Stories & events
- Kurukshetra
- Traditional location
- No verified present-day custody asserted.
- Editorial rarity
- Sacred archive — no claim of surviving physical possession.
- Tradition notes
- Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Connected worlds.
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Characters & Cosmic Entities1
The Sacred Library1
READ THE SOURCES
Texts & references.
01
Bhagavad Gita — IIT Kanpur
1.14–18 for the conches; complete text and commentaries.
Mahabharata / Vedanta · Translations and numbering vary by edition. Separate the primary text from its commentary.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.